Reese 'Montgomery' (real surname unknown), was born to a young couple residing in Kaedrin, children of conservative farmers who neither wanted nor could afford him. He was given to a Canonist abbey shortly after his birth, where he was taught proper etiquette, learned to read and write, and took a keen interest in the sciences. Reese was unhappy, however, as he never felt truly loved, only seeing himself as a burden to the aging nuns. He ran away from the abbey at age 10, going to fare the streets of Helena for himself, where he met his adoptive brother. Together they hustled gamblers, merchants, and became professional pickpockets, yet never making enough to purchase a home. One day, while panhandling on a busy corner, a wealthy man clad in fur walked beside Reese, laughing at him as he threw some measly change at the ground before his feet. As Reese scrambled to pick up the coins, the man bellowed to him about him being "curbside riffraff". Reese proceeded to mercilessly beat the man, before the attention of the guards was called, at which point he fled with whatever money he had on his person and jumped on the first vessel that he could find a suitable hiding space on. He wrote to his brother in hopes of meeting him wherever the vessel landed - surely it would be a better life than the one he currently led.
Reese would look around the city beyond the man, eyeing for potential guards or people from his past. He would breathe a sigh of relief when such was nowhere to be found, and he looked to the man, responding. "For now, perhaps adventure is what tickles my fancy." The man smiled, gesturing him over to the square. "Over there you can find the market, and I guarantee you'll find deals on any supplies you may require!" Reese would give him a forced smile, nodding to him. "Thank you kindly, friend." He would nod to the man before making his way towards the market, looking to find his brother in the massive city. "Best of luck!" the man would yell from behind him, but Reese's thoughts were already somewhere else.
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